Behavioral health access depends on key tax credits

SarahJane Guidry, Director of Policy and Advocacy for CrescentCare of New Orleans Behavioral health clinics like CrescentCare serve as a lifeline for thousands of Louisianans struggling with mental illness, trauma, or substance use disorders.

Beginning to seek answers

Not that anyone has ever expressed a particular interest in my sense of values, but Police Jury meetings have gone way up in my esteem lately. It isn’t that, with the parish in decline, that the meetings have not been over in only twenty minutes (or even six minutes as on one occasion).

Trump makes historic trip to meet Chinese President

President Trump has now returned from a precedent-setting summit with an overarching accomplishment: every time President Trump and Chinese President, Xi Jinping, meet I believe America's economic and military primacy is reasserted and that, in and of itself, has great value.

After three weeks of partial shutdown, do we need all this gov’t?

My late father, Albert George 'Ladd' Alexander, Jr. a Louisiana Republican political leader and political friend of President Reagan, would frequently say, only half-jokingly, 'Each night I get on my knees and thank God Almighty that I don't get all the government that I pay for.

The special meeting of the Police Jury

Tammie Edwards’ courageous decision to allow the Police Jury President to open the October 20, 2025, special session of the Police Jury to the public may have been the single most important event for the Catahoula Parish Police Jury in the last ten years, or perhaps ever.

Caveat emptor (let the buyer beware)

Due to the early publishing deadline of noon on Monday in relation to the Monday at 6:00 P.M. schedule of the Police Jury meetings about which I often write, this column frequently nowadays merely closes the barn door after the horse has been stolen.

Update on historic Louisiana Congressional redistricting case

The Louisiana-based congressional redistricting case, Callais v. Louisiana, was argued for a second time this past Wednesday at the U.S. Supreme Court. It is always interesting to me when Louisiana has a case before the Supreme Court.

The Police Jury makes progress

Having criticized the Police Jury for everything from procedural chaos, rank indifference to economic decline, and general incompetence, it may seem strange when I say that this may be the most representative, open, and involved Police Jury in a decade.

Keep Louisiana

As a business leader in Louisiana, I can’t stress enough about the importance of ensuring affordability. People are leaving the Pelican State – we are suffering from population loss. This is happening for many reasons, but affordability is a top concern.

Be on the look out

Our local veterinarian, Kelly Hudspeth, DVM, posted what to me was a brief but alarming notice on page 8 of The Booster last week. She informed us of the potential spread of the screwworm fly from Central America.